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The United States has been facing some extreme weather and the last 10 days of December led to significant losses. The extreme weather seen throughout many parts of the United States last month, particularly during the last ten days, has led to some significant losses for insurance companies, with estimates suggesting that payouts could top $2 billion. This estimate was made by Aon Benfield, the reinsurance broker, which recently announced its predictions. The flooding, tornadoes, hail, snow and winds throughout the last ten days of December led to the deaths…

A new report has shown that insurers in the United States aren’t prepared for risks associated with global warming. According to a report that was recently produced from a survey conducted by Ceres, an environmental investigator advocacy group, the majority of American insurance companies are in no way prepared to address the types of risks that could arrive as a result of climate change. This study determined that this could bring about widespread negative consequences in dealing with this important issue. Ceres surveyed 330 different insurance companies that represent about…

Many U.S. banks have upped their insurance sales in Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Italy during the first half of 2011. The growth in sales is the result of the European financial crisis that threatens to plummet several nations into economic catastrophe. Banks have been selling insurance against credit losses in the nations more affected by the financial crisis, but the practice may be putting insurers at higher risk of costly payouts. As the crisis worsens, insurers are now looking for ways to mitigate the impact of defaults. According to…

Two laws currently before Congress have found opposition from the Coalition for Competitive Insurance Rates, a group of businesses and consumers that rely on low rates stemming from competition in the national insurance market. The legislations in question are H.R. 3157 and S.B. 1693. Both laws impose greater taxes on foreign insurance and reinsurance companies that wish to do business within U.S. borders. The Coalition fears that this will dissuade foreign companies from entering the market, thereby reducing competition and raising insurance prices. Currently, the majority of the reinsurance needed…

Last year, an investigative team from the U.S. government was tasked with tackling the issue of the disastrous oil spill that inundated the Gulf of Mexico with crude oil. The company responsible for the oil spill, British Petroleum (BP), has yet to face any legal action from the government for what has become the worst oil spill in the nation’s history. Many businesses in states along the Gulf of Mexico were left crippled by the loss of business spurred by the oil spill, which, in turn, translated into insured losses.…

This weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks which brought down New York City’s World Trade Center. Since the attack, the political landscape has changed dramatically, a shift that has been mimicked throughout society as terrorism more people became aware of terrorism. Many things changed in the wake of 9/11, and while many of these changes resided within the boundaries of the nation, the entirety of the world’s insurance industry underwent a drastic shift. The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I) has been studying the changes in the worldwide…

Throughout the financial crisis over the last few years, a number of insurance companies faced a significant struggle, leaving people to wonder about the top insurers after having seen the global giant American International Group (AIG) fall apart. In order to help consumers to better understand the current the insurance marketplace, experts have compiled some notes about the top four leading companies. Progressive is among the biggest American auto insurance companies. It provides standard vehicle insurance as well as products for specialty vehicles such as ATVs, mobile homes, motorcycles, boats…